Also known as the album between Led Zep III and Houses of the Holy;

My ranking:

1. Battle of Evermore
2. Stairway to Heaven (so overplayed, but still great)
3. Rock and Roll
4. Black Dog
5. Misty Mountain Bop
6. Four Sticks
7. Going to California
8. When the Levee Breaks

My ranking is as follows:

1. Stairway to Heaven
2. When the Levee Breaks
3. Black Dog
4. Battle of Evermore
5. Rock and Roll
6. Four Sticks
5. Misty Mountain Bop
7. Going to California

I guess I can live with this ranking of one of my favorite albums.  8)

Not easy to rank the songs on such an outstanding classic album!  Nonetheless I'll say:

1. The Battle of Evermore
2. Stairway to Heaven (so overplayed, but still great)
3. Misty Mountain Hop
4. Going to California
5. When the Levee Breaks
6. Rock and Roll
7. Black Dog
8. Four Sticks

:)

1.When the Levee Breaks
2.Rock and Roll
3.Stairway to Heaven
4.Black Dog
5.Going to California
6.The Battle of Evermore
7.Misty Mountain Hop
8.Four Sticks

Also known as the album between Led Zep III and Houses of the Holy;



It's called ZOSO youngster, and all of the songs on it are so overplay and have been heard by all of us over 45 so much that we don't even want to talk about them.............. (IMHO, that is)

Also known as the album between Led Zep III and Houses of the Holy;



It's called ZOSO youngster, and all of the songs on it are so overplayed, and have been heard by all of us over 45 way too much, and oh so much,  that we don't even want to talk about them.............. (IMHO, that is)

It's called ZOSO youngster, and all of the songs on it are so overplayed, and have been heard by all of us over 45 way too much, and oh so much,  that we don't even want to talk about them.............. (IMHO, that is)
Either go away or become a member. Then you can criticise other members all you want. 8)

1.When the Levee Breaks
7.Misty Mountain Hop
8.Four Sticks
4.Black Dog
2.Rock and Roll
5.Going to California
6.The Battle of Evermore

i'm going to refrain from rating stairway.

on a side note, what's with the sudden influx of hostile noobs? we had a few cool new people join but now it's all these cranky folks. what gives?

It's called ZOSO youngster, and all of the songs on it are so overplay and have been heard by all of us over 45 so much that we don't even want to talk about them.............. (IMHO, that is)
The recording of the fourth album was completed in Feb. 1971. As it was being prepared for release, there was some talk of calling it Led Zeppelin VI . But Jimmy was against it. He was still pissed at the critics, and perhaps as a way of retaliating against or confusing them, he didn't want the album to have a title at all. He didn't even want Led Zeppelin's name anywhere on it. The album would be released without a title and with no words on the cover. Atlantic ended up simply putting Led Zeppelin on the spine of the album. On the front would be a pic of an old hermit bracing himself with a cane, carrying a bundle of wood on his back. Jimmy suggested that each member of the group choose a metaphysical symbol to put on the jacket. Most came from a book of runes that Jimmy showed them. Robert selected a feather in a circle, the sign of peace. Bonzo settled on a 3 ring design, a sign of unity. John Paul's symbol-- 3 ovals that converge within a circle, represented competence and self-confidence. Jimmy designed his own symbol, which seemed to spell the word zoso. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c235/badfingermike/bk_celebrat.jpg
He denied that it was a word at all and never told the band what it meant."Fans began calling the album by a number of names--Led Zeppelin 4(VI),  Four Symbols, and Zoso were the most popular. But as far as the band was concerned, it was nameless.
--------this is from the book Stairway To Heaven, Led Zeppelin Uncensored,  by tour manager Richard Cole.
this album is untiltled

Led Zeppelin just wanted to make it hard for everyone...most of all their fans!  :D

I side with the faction who call it 'Led Zeppelin IV', sure it was officially untitled, but that's what most Led Zep fans know it as.

Led Zeppelin just wanted to make it hard for everyone...most of all their fans!  :D

I side with the faction who call it 'Led Zeppelin IV', sure it was officially untitled, but that's what most Led Zep fans know it as.
yeah, that's what I call it too.  :)  I haven't read that book in awhile but it was in my bookshelf and I recommend it to any Zep fan, but there are a ton of books if ya like to read about the bands you luv. IMHO, there is no such thing as overplayed when it comes to Zep or the Beatles.  8)

yeah, that's what I call it too.  :)  I haven't read that book in awhile but it was in my bookshelf and I recommend it to any Zep fan, but there are a ton of books if ya like to read about the bands you luv. IMHO, there is no such thing as overplayed when it comes to Zep or the Beatles.  8)


Except when it comes to 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Hey Jude'...

1. Battle of Evermore (vocals can still give your chills)

2. When the Levee Breaks (so damn HEAVY, I love this song)

3. Stairway to Heaven

4. Black Dog

5. Rock and Roll

6. Misty Mountain Hop

7. Four Sticks

8. Going to California

Except when it comes to 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Hey Jude'...
not for me  ;D  I could play em over and over, it's like an addiction

not for me  ;D  I could play em over and over, it's like an addiction


I've never been one to listen to songs over and over and over and over and over and over and over and...over again! Even the really good ones...kind of spoils the freshness of those songs.

I've never been one to listen to songs over and over and over and over and over and over and over and...over again! Even the really good ones...kind of spoils the freshness of those songs.
and I always have been that way, one that can listen to his favorites time and time again and not get bored or tired of them. I guess we're all just wired differently and thats cool.  8)

One of the best albums EVER! No doubt in my mind.

Going to California
When the Levee Breaks
Stairway to heaven
Battle of Evermore
Black Dog
Rock and Roll
Four Sticks
Misty Mountain Hop

One of the best albums EVER! No doubt in my mind.

Going to California
When the Levee Breaks
Stairway to heaven
Battle of Evermore
Black Dog
Rock and Roll
Four Sticks
Misty Mountain Hop
you bet your ass it is   8)  I have been listening to it non-stop for 35years
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One of the best albums EVER! No doubt in my mind.

Going to California
When the Levee Breaks
Stairway to heaven
Battle of Evermore
Black Dog
Rock and Roll
Four Sticks
Misty Mountain Hop
this IS totally one of the best albums ever.

i couldn't help but notice your song list is virtually exactly the opposite of mine though. :(

1. Turn that down!
2. I mean it, turn that down!
3. That voice bugs the crap out of me, take that record off!
4. Hey, this isn't funny anymore!
5. What are you, some kind of a sadist!
6. Ahhhhh! I can't stand it anymore!!!
7. Honest to god, I will pull the trigger if this goes on any longer!
8. BLAMMMO!!!

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1. Turn that down!
2. I mean it, turn that down!
3. That voice bugs the crap out of me, take that record off!
4. Hey, this isn't funny anymore!
5. What are you, some kind of a sadist!
6. Ahhhhh! I can't stand it anymore!!!
7. Honest to god, I will pull the trigger if this goes on any longer!
8. BLAMMMO!!!
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OMG MaxwellSmart  :o  don't, please don't do it  :o

let me do it for ya  ;D  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/09/shotgun.gif

I guess we're all just wired differently and thats cool.  8)


Reckon I certainly am Mike ... wired ... even that word gets wired differently in my case ... re-arranged as WEIRD!   ;) ;D
whoa, how'd you do that?  ;D  Of course you are Al, and that's not a bad thing. I guess we're all a little weird.  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/spin2.gif

1. When The Levee Breaks
2. Rock and Roll
3. Black Dog
4. Stairway To Heaven
5. Misty Mountain Hop
6. Four Sticks
7. Going to California
8. Battle of Evermore

Heres mine: (Revised)

1. Misty Mountain Hop
1. Going to California
1. The Battle of Evermore
1. Rock and Roll
1. Stairway to Heaven (so overplayed, but still great)
1. Black Dog
1. When the Levee Breaks
1. Four Sticks

Something like that... all songs are as good as each other IMO. Not possible to rank in order.

1. Battle of Evermore
2. Going to California
3. Black Dog
4. Rock and Roll
5. Stairway to Heaven (so overplayed, but still great)
6. When the Levee Breaks
7. Misty Mountain Bop
8. Four Sticks


This is definately one of the greatest albums ever produced. I have heard most of the tracks a little too often, though some I could listen to over and over. My personal favorite Led Zep album has to be Led Zeppelin III. Bron Y Aur Stomp, The Immigrant Song, Tangerine, Thats The Way....Perfection.







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I was at Tower Records after work and saw a DVD about the making of Led Zeppelin IV and I may have to buy that for myself for Christmas

I was at Tower Records after work and saw a DVD about the making of Led Zeppelin IV and I may have to buy that for myself for Christmas
oo! i'm see if it's on netflix. number 433!

loved the one about the making of dark side of the moon.

oo! i'm see if it's on netflix. number 433!

loved the one about the making of dark side of the moon.
you found it on Netflix?  awesome, burn it!  I would bet that it's unauthorized but if it's about LZ IV than I want it. If you see it before me, please provide a review.

I just bought this on CD today, I swiped my brothers cassette tape back in the 70's but
I don't know what happened to it and reading through this thread I just had to go get it.

It seems most people rate my favorite song from this album 6th or worse. so my order:

1...Four Sticks
2...Battle Of Evermore
3...Blackdog
4...Misty Mountain Hop
5...Rock And Roll
6...Stairway To Heaven
7...When The Levee Breaks
8...Going To California

I just bought this on CD today, I swiped my brothers cassette tape back in the 70's but
I don't know what happened to it and reading through this thread I just had to go get it.

It seems most people rate my favorite song from this album 6th or worse. so my order:

1...Four Sticks
2...Battle Of Evermore
3...Blackdog
4...Misty Mountain Hop
5...Rock And Roll
6...Stairway To Heaven
7...When The Levee Breaks
8...Going To California
the more i think of this album, the more i feel any arrangement or order is aceptable because they're all good songs.

I just bought this on CD today, I swiped my brothers cassette tape back in the 70's but
I don't know what happened to it and reading through this thread I just had to go get it.

It seems most people rate my favorite song from this album 6th or worse. so my order:

1...Four Sticks
2...Battle Of Evermore
3...Blackdog
4...Misty Mountain Hop
5...Rock And Roll
6...Stairway To Heaven
7...When The Levee Breaks
8...Going To California




LEVEE 7TH?!?!?!?!?!?



*faints*

LEVEE 7TH?!?!?!?!?!?



*faints*


Yeah, only because I had to put a number on it. I really should have said #1- Four Sticks
#2- All the rest.

Yeah, only because I had to put a number on it. I really should have said #1- Four Sticks
#2- All the rest.



Okay.......that's better.  ;D



Levee is, IMO, the best song on the album.

Okay.......that's better.  ;D



Levee is, IMO, the best song on the album.


Being a former percussionist, I lean towards Four Sticks.

This is one of the few albums I can listen to from first song to last. I don't skip over any one of them.

rock and roll-WTLbreaks-black dog-ST heaven-
GT california-MMhops-4sticks-battle of evermore

Although a few good tunes here and there, overall it's not a great album.  I, II, Physical Graffiti are much better.

1) Stairway to Heaven - one of the finest guitar solos
2) Rock and Roll
3) When the Levee Breaks
4) Black Dog

5)Misty Mountain Hop
6) Going to California
7) Four Sticks
8 ) Battle of Evermore = can I get an 'oh yeah' for album filler??

1. Stairway to Heaven
2. Rock and Roll
3. Black Dog
4. Battle of Evermore
5. When the Levee Breaks
6. Misty Mountain Bop
7. Going to California
8. Four Sticks